A reduction in rent costs is no longer the only reason for coworking spaces to trend in Egypt, rather, the expansion is looking to include networking and the transmission of a work ethic.
In a country of more than 90 million people the coworking space has become a ground for education, learning and training, through regular mentoring discussion panels, and workshops that aim to develop the individual capacities of youths in multiple fields. Here are three of the coworking spaces moving out of the comfort zone.
The District
Coinciding with its three year anniversary, the coworking space The District (also the first in the country) decided to support entrepreneurs in SMEs who have just started, helping their respective projects get off the ground by widening their knowledge.
Starting in November 2013, The District’s founders organize monthly events entitled Knowledge Space. These are usually in the form of a small business dinner where entrepreneurs talk about the challenges they’re facing, and experts help them solve their problems.
The space also holds a Knowledge Assembly event every two months. On a broader scale this adds networking and mentoring elements to the coworking space community.
To provide more information for entrepreneurs, The District’s founders plan to build a network of agents in MENA throughout 2015-2016, enabling entrepreneurs who want to travel to any country in the region, in order to study the market and to obtain the necessary information, without having to leave Egypt.
“In February, we will be holding the first Xpand event which aims at supporting SMEs being able to balance between growth and sustainability,” says Mazen Hilmi, co-founder of The District, talking about their plans for this year.
Original article by Eman Mostafa
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